Michael Thurmond, who is in Georgia's gubernatorial race as a Democrat, and lieutenant governor candidate Richard Wright spoke at Mercer about navigating predominantly white institutions as Black people on Feb. 17. The panel was part of a series commemorating Black History Month and was hosted by the Mercer University National Council of Negro Women.
All around Mercer’s campus, the leaves are changing, the breeze is starting to catch a chill and fall is coming in full swing. In spite of this beautiful change of scenery, students tend to spend more time indoors preparing for finals and completing course projects as the semester comes to a close.
Georgia is holding a statewide election for two seats on the Public Service Commission this year, and Macon residents will vote on the Bibb County School District’s Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or ESPLOST.Bibb County Supervisor of Elections Tom Gillon said that while the Public ...
Tattnall Square Park was host to a “No Kings” protest on Saturday morning, drawing more than 300 people to the intersection of Oglethorpe and College Street, less than a quarter-mile from campus.
The Georgia National Fair returns for its 36th year at the Perry Fairgrounds from Oct. 2-12, just 30 minutes from Mercer University’s campus. For students this state tradition offers excitement, high-energy rides and a chance to unwind nearing the University's fall break, but first-time fairgoers ...
Dozens of schools across the southeast have gone into lockdown in the past two weeks in response to reports of active threats.Mercer University notified students and faculty of a potential active threat on campus on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Central Georgia Technical College received a similar call a day ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is offering Mercer students free access to its website. This is the second year that the paper and the university have partnered together to deliver state and local news to the student body, according to Larry Brumley, Mercer's senior vice president for marketing ...
Mercer Athletics and Macon-Bibb County announced on Tuesday that the Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC will use Macon as its base camp leading up to the 2025 Club World Cup, which starts in mid-June.Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller heralded the news as a boon for the county and highlighted ...
Members of the Middle Georgia chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, including several Mercer students, took part in a march celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. at Hardy Ivy Park in Atlanta on Jan. 20.
Classes and offices on Mercer's Macon campus will be closed until noon Wednesday in response to forecast icy roads, according to a press release emailed on Tuesday night.
Mercer is preparing for a bout of winter weather in its first week back from break. The National Weather Service told The Cluster on Thursday that the Macon area could expect to see a mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet starting Friday at 7 a.m. and lasting until 4 p.m. the same day.
The buildup to, and results of the 2024 presidential election elicited various emotions from the student body, following the victory of former President Donald Trump announced in the early hours of Wednesday, Nov. 6. To increase voter turnout among Mercer students, and to spur engagement with the democratic ...
While Nikki Haley was counting on winning “her sweet state of South Carolina,” where she ended up holding about 40% of the primary vote, many voters at precincts across Columbia were far from optimistic about her chances going into Super Tuesday on March 5.
Tonight's panel on the Israel-Palestine conflict garnered more attention than was planned, forcing the organizers to move from the Godsey 103 lecture hall to Willet Auditorium, which was so full that panel attendees filled the upper deck of the auditorium and sat on the steps between the rows of lecture seats.
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